Dark Candle

Hiatus

Michael Woodring — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:34:18 +0000

We are going on hiatus for an indefinite period. Bottom line? Well, it is the bottom line. I find myself in the situation of needing to ensure that we continue to meet critical needs (food, housing, emergency fund, etc) instead of rolling out Chapter 3 of Dark Candle. To our faithful readers, thank you for [...]

Futures

Michael Woodring — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:03:02 +0000

And so we wrap up chapter 2 of the adventure. One cannot help but think that Roric might not understand absolutely everything he thinks he does.

I Am The Baron

Michael Woodring — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:53:17 +0000

‘Tis a sad thing when erstwhile friends are driven apart by the mighty hand of time.

Changing Tactics

Michael Woodring — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:05:56 +0000

More Magyar goodness for the masses. Just imagine your favorite voice-over person while reading this page. While I do take some liberties with history (after all, I’m writing fiction) the inclusion of siege engines rather than raiding parties at this time is, I believe, accurate.

Lacking Purpose

Michael Woodring — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:41:35 +0000

Compared with today, wars and conflicts moved so very, very slowly a thousand years ago. It would take weeks or months to arrange battles in the field. Sieges of cities might take months or even years to complete. Is it any wonder that wars dragged on for decades?

Contemplation

Michael Woodring — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:43:48 +0000

There is something rather awe inspiring about massive rocks, isn’t there?

Getting History Right

Michael Woodring — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:31:01 +0000

Kate Woodbury puts in words one of the things I’ve struggled with when scripting Dark Candle: In the novel Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov, Asimov’s detective Elijah Bailey has to investigate a murder on the planet, Aurora. On his way to Aurora, Elijah reads books of Aurorian history/sociology, etc. However, when he arrives, he [...]

No Choice

Michael Woodring — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:32:47 +0000

And now you know the rest of the story . . . . Well, no actually, now you know the first part of the story. The rest of it is yet to come.

Watch and Learn

Michael Woodring — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:37:03 +0000

The past is another country–or so I’ve heard. Then there is the definition of nostalgia: history with all the bad parts left out. I shouldn’t wonder that that definition held true in Gonzago’s day as it does in our own.

Understanding

Michael Woodring — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:42:57 +0000

And so we come to a key part of the tale. If there were no secrets, life would be much simpler for everyone, or would it? I know various writers have played with the idea of complete honesty–and even going beyond that to complete revelation. After all, one can be honest without revealing absolutely everything [...]